Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee!
Blessed art thou among women. LK 1:28
ISAIAH 9:1-7 ©
My Soul's Beloved,
It pleased God that in the fullness of time, He would send You, His only beloved Son into the world through the Woman chosen to be the Mother of the Son of God. She was to undo the knot of disobedience of Eve the mother of the children of Adam. Their pride has caused the whole human race to be weakened by original sin. Doomed to an eternal death, the Father in His loving plan to save His children sent us a Savior, a Redeemer, the Son of the Living God. He laid on You the yoke of our flesh subjecting You to the human condition in every way including death but sinless.
You came into our darkness to bring us light. You entered into the shadow of death took upon Yourself our death and gave us Your life. You, who are God from God, Light from Light, True God from True God, begotten of God and God Himself entered the very depths of human existence, into the uttermost bounds of human degradation. Reaching into the jaws of death You snatched us from eternal damnation and made us children of God and heirs to the Kingdom of Heaven.
And all this was possible because the Woman, now clothed with the Sun of Justice, said, 'Yes, may it be done unto me according to Your will.' Heaven and earth met, justice and peace kissed and we are saved by the Son of God conceived and made incarnate in her virginal womb. Thank You, Lord.
From this time onwards and forever,
the jealous love of the Lord of Hosts will do this.
the jealous love of the Lord of Hosts will do this.
The jealous love of the Lord of Hosts has done this. Halleluia, Amen.
LUKE 1:26-38 ©
My Soul's Beloved,
There are no virtues so endearing to God than humility and obedience and these our Blessed Mother possessed in fullness. She recognized that it was all God - she is who she is because of God's election. You chose her to be Your Mother. You took Your Body from her. Your Blood was given to You by the nourishment she provided at her breast. You made her virginal womb Your sanctuary and dwelling place for nine months. She was conceived free of original sin because she was chosen to be the Mother of God. You are her Savior too as she rightly and gladly proclaims in her hymn of praise and exaltation to God in the Magnificat. 'Christ’s death on the cross was an eternal event; as such, its graces could reach back in time, as well as forward. This means that the grace that Christ would win on Calvary could be applied to Mary in anticipation of Calvary. This was how she was saved from any stain of sin, both original and actual.'
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